page_title: University of New Hampshire Wildcat Marching Band
section_title: Performance style and instrumentation
hierarchical_section_title: University of New Hampshire Wildcat Marching Band / Performance style and instrumentation
caption_attribution_description: English: This photograph was taken by UNHWMB Staff Photographer/Videographer Erik Evensen (UNH '01) during the fall performance season of the 2002-2003 UNH Wildcat Marching Band.
context_page_description: The University of New Hampshire Wildcat Marching Band, is the official marching band of the University of New Hampshire. The WMB plays at home games of the Wildcat football team, typically one away game per season, the Dover and Salem band shows, and various parades across New England. The band has traditionally had an equal mix of music and non-music majors and claims to have an average GPA consistently above the university's average. The WMB usually marches 80 to 100 members, depending on the year. Its largest roster in the past decade was approximately 125.
  In 2001, the WMB was invited to perform for Prince Rainier in Monaco as part of a nine-day tour through Italy and France.
context_section_description: The UNH Wildcat Marching Band is a corps-style band, which means it employs a roll step and other drill techniques taken from the tradition of Drum Corps International (DCI), and has in some capacity since 1965. The WMB's instrumentation comprises piccolos, flutes, clarinets, saxophones (alto and tenor, occasionally also baritone), trumpets, mellophones, trombones, marching baritones, sousaphones, and a battery consisting of snare, tenors (sextet), and 5 pitched bass drums, as well as cymbals. The WMB has used a pit (front ensemble) in the past, but since 1997, it is no longer standard. The WMB also fields a color guard that primarily uses flags, but sabres and rifles are often used in feature. A featured twirler is sometimes also used.
caption: 2002-2003 WMB snareline during the traditional pregame march to Cowell Stadium
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